GREENVERSITY RENEWABLES	WOSFL Premier Division	Match 01
Shotts Bon Accord	1 (1)	Evans
Glenafton Athletic	1 (0)	Erskine
Sat 26 July 2025	KO 2:00 pm	Hannah Park, Shotts

Shotts kicked off with a strong wind at their back and were first to threaten when Jack Gordon launched a free kick from the centre circle into the left hand side of the Glens box where Robbie Torrance leapt to send a looping header high into the goalmouth over the heads of the Glens defenders only to be chased down by Taylor Evans to volley a shot from the far corner of the six-yard which flew high over the bar.

The home side were certainly enjoying spells of possession in the Glens box while the visitors were struggling against the wind. On 16 minutes Evans broke into the right-hand side of the box pursued by Ollie Rowe only for his low angled shot to slip wide of the post. Soon after David Markey had to race to 18-yard line to beat the incoming Gordon to the ball.

On 18 minutes Shotts took the lead after Gordon curled a free-kick into the box with players from both sides breaking from along the length of the 18 yard line and it was Taylor Evans that won the aerial battle to bullet a downward header from 8 yards out and although Markey got down to push the ball, the alert Evans was quick off the mark and leathered the ball into the net away from 6 yards out. Shotts 1 Glens 0, 18 minutes.

The home side continued to look the liveliest in and around the box forcing Markey, on a couple of occasions, to rush far from his goal-line to beat the incoming attack to the ball.

On 26 minutes Glens carved out chance after some good build up play down the left between Ryan McCubbin and David Craig before picking out Michael Mullen drifting towards the left-hand side of the ‘D’ only for his shot to be deflected wide and cleared for a shy. This was launched high into the box and after a stramash Torrance managed to head it clear of the six-yard box only as far as Mullen only for his header to drop safely into the hands of keeper Christopher Henry.

At the other end Markey mopped up a couple of attempts by Shotts to add to their lead.

Back came Glens and after Jared Willet was brough down some 30 yards from goal Mullen blasted a low free kick which found its way through a busy box only for keeper to get down low to save the ball at full stretch.

Play then huffed and puffed back and forth, not as strong as the wind though, without either keeper being tested.

HT Shotts 1 Glens 1

The visitors kicked off with the wind at their back and they were first to threaten after Willet burst down the left and whipped a great ball to the near post for the incoming Mullen but not only did Torrance intercept the cross he fired the ball up the right to set up a counter-attack that saw Alastair Small and Gordon combine to advance the ball to the half-way line before feeding Mark McKenzie driving through the middle who quickly slotted a forward pass for Alastair Martin overlapping on the left to break into the box, with Blair Anderson on his heels,  before drilling a low angled shot which the advancing Markey dived to hold at the corner of his six-yard box.

Back came the visitors through Lee Duncanson, from deep on the right a few yards from the corner flag he curled the ball into the goalmouth for the leaping Craig only for the ball to deflect off Evans back for a corner kick which in turn was headed clear by Evans.

At the other end Shotts won a corner on the left which was floated into a packed box and it was Evans that won the aerial battle again only for his header from 6 yards out to dip over the cross bar.

On 52 minutes Shotts brought on Darren Bowie for Alastair Small.

Willet broke forward towards the centre-circle in the Glens half before floating a great ball for Mullen to trap on the outskirts of the box and to take a touch or two before curling a vicious shot from 20 yards that dipped over the bar.

On 55 minutes Glens brought replaced Ryan McCubbin for Chris Erskine who was quickly in action floating a high ball into the box for the leaping Kerr only for Henry to rush from his line and flap the ball away with both hands. The visitors continued to press without however testing the keeper.

Shotts countered with a break down the left from where Gordon whipped a glorious ball to the back post for the inrushing Dylan McGuigan only for Craig to get between him and the post to head the ball out for the corner which was headed clear at the same post by Duncanson.

The visitors then enjoyed a good spell of possession in the host’s half.

Erskine wide on the right clip a ball from the half-way line down the line for Kerr to break forward and then cut inside to the corner of the box where he gave Codi Stark the slip before unleashing a ferocious shot only for the keeper to pull of a spectacular save pushing the ball over the bar.

Ross Lindsay from the right curled the corner kick to the near only for Henry to push it over the bar again. His corner from the left bounced untouched to the right-hand side of the box where Erskine and Craig held off a clutch of defenders before Erskine lofted a ball high into the box where although Bowie won the aerial battle the ball was eventually retrieved by Evan Maley only to be fouled on the edge of the box; claims for a penalty waved away.  

Mullen curled the free-kick from a yard outside the round the Shotts wall only for keeper Henry to get down low to cleanly gather the ball.

Although Shotts countered with a couple of attacks the Glens defence stood firm.

On 70 minutes Glens made another change with Ross Lindsay making way for Callum Wilson.

Play raged back and forth for a spell without any clear-cut chances on show before the Glens stepped up the pressure with a wave of attacks and were rewarded on 85 minutes.  Mullen blasted a shot from the edge of the box which was headed back out by Torrance only to be gathered by Anderson who laid it off to Duncanson wide on the right to skip past substitute Ben Richmond and drive to the touchline to cut it back into the box where Craig took a touch which Kerr trapped and then took two defenders out with a brilliant turn before guiding the ball toward Chris Erskine on the 18 yard line, a yard from left hand side of the ‘D’, who melted it first time,  to rocket a shot past the keeper and defenders into the net. Shotts 1 Glens 1, 85 minutes.

Although both sides went in search of the winner, it was the visitors that created the best of the chances.  On 90 minutes Shotts were up the field in numbers awaiting a long throw into the box only for Maley to head it clear for Erskine to lob it down the left wing for Kerr to gather and race into the box and with defender Stark on his heels he drilled a low shot from the corner of the six-yard box that whizzed wide of the post. Into 3 minutes added time Kerr was fouled on the outskirts of the box, up stepped Muller some 30 yards from goal to blast a free-kick wide of the three-man wall which took a bounce in the goalmouth only for the keeper to pull off a great save to push the ball wide of target.

Ft Shotts 1 Glens 1 

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. David Markey 2. Lee Duncanson 4. Blair Anderson 5. Ollie Rowe (captain) 3. Jared Willet; 7. Evan Maley 8. Ryan McCubbin (18. Chris Erskine) 6. Ross Lindsay (15. Callum Wilson) 11. David Craig; 9. Shuggy Kerr 10. Michael Mullen. Subs Not Used:, James Hart (gk), Kelvin Daniels, Lewis Currie, Calum McFadyen, Robbie McDougall

SHOTTS BON ACCORD
1. Christopher Henry 2. Joshua Gracie 3. Paul Byrne 4. Robbie Torrance 5. Codi Stark 6. Alastair Martin (captain) 7. Dylan McGuigan 8. Taylor Evans 9. Alastair Small (15. Darren Bowie) 10. Marc McKenzie 11. Jack Gordon. Other subs used: 14. Ben Richmond 16. Rico De Marco. Subs Not Used: 22. Stephen Barr gk 12. James McDonald 17. Dylan Muir 18. Kieran McGuire

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Shotts Bon Accord vs. Glenafton Athletic